Bystanders and Upstanders

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Bystanders and UpstandersBy: Rachel Sproat and Kennedy KehewBystanderConclusion"The stories of upstanders highlight the 'capacity to do good' that 'is always there,' while the stories of bystanders, and perpetrators, suggest how easy it is for good people to make bad decisions."UpstandersIntroduction"The world is too dangerous to live in - not because of the people who do evil, but because of the people who sit and let it happen." - Albert EinsteinBystandersUpstandersNight ConnectionsDefined: a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part

Synonyms: onlooker, looker-on, passerby, nonparticipant, observer, spectator, eyewitness, witness, watcherBystanders in the HolocaustThey neither helped the Nazi Party nor assisted the Jews in survivalThey were aware of deportations and concentration camps, yet they continued to do nothing to stop or prevent more innocent deathsWhy refuse to help?DenialSelf-PreservationLack of preparationAnti-SemitismFearThe Hangman"In Germany, the Nazis came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me." - Martin NiemoellerDefined: a person who stands up for something, as opposed to a bystander who remains inactive

Synonyms: honest, moral, principled, ethical, trustworthyUpstander VideoThe Book Thief ConnectionsNight ConnectionsUpstanders in the HolocaustWhy help?The Book Thief ConnectionsIndividuals risked their safety and the safety of their families in order to protect the JewsAsked to:

take in Jewish children as their owncreate forged documentsrelocate Jews to neutral countriesQualities of an upstander: history of performing good deedsfeeling of responsibilitycaring for others even if they are strangers independentCollaboratorsDefined: not directly involved in the murder of Jews and Holocaust victims but assisted the Nazis by providing them with information and supplies

The Book Thief examples: Frau Diller, the old lady that announced the parade of Jews arrival

Night examples: Two prisoners who carried the condemned youth to the gallows in exchange for soupStudents watch as Liesel beat up Ludwig Schmeikel and Tommy MullerHitler Youth group watches as Rudy and Tommy Muller are punishedHimmel Street residents observe the Jew paradeStein, the relative- gave bread pg. 44German Jew Blockalteste, Alphonse- helped the people of his block pg.51Meir Katz- stopped man from strangling ElieThe underground resistence- liberated the Jews in the camp pg.114-115What would you do?JusticeEnforce freedoms and natural rightsPrevent the acts from continuingSympatheticHans and Rosa Hubermann- Taking in Max, painted Jews doors, fed old Jewish manLiesel Meminger- Protects Max, gave bread to JewsRudy Steiner- Stands up for Tommy Muller, gaves bread to Jews"...Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopary, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Whenever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe." -Elie Wiesel"Those who remained silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow." -Elie WieselElie Wiesel- father is slapped by Gypsy, Idek beats his father with an iron bar, ignores his father's callsGerman people- watched as the Jews paraded byCamp residents- watch as Elie is whippedWhy refuse to help?Why help?Corrie Ten BoomBoom and family hid Jews and resistance membersSecret room in closetRoom was 30 inches deepRaid alarm1944, Nazi house raidImprisoned for her actionsThe Hiding Place